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Mrs. Coconut, Tallahassee Age and Occupation: 27, Lawyer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, phD Computer Science Engagement Date: March 2007 Wedding Date: November 2008 Blogging Since: May 20, 2008 Venue: 1930s Historic Building in Lakeland, FL About Me: I never thought about weddings until I got engaged. Now, I can't stop thinking about them! Planning the wedding has really opened the floodgates to my DIY side. If there's anything I can do to avoid hiring someone else, I will do it! Mr. Coconut is my financial advisor, he tries to keep me budget-conscious! We've tried to make wedding planning a team effort!
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Costa Rica, Part II

December 17th, 2008 @ 1:32 pm by Mrs. Coconut

Originally I was going to split up the honeymoon into three parts, but I’ve decided to combine the last two hotels into one. That way we can get to the wedding recaps that much sooner! Woo hoo!

After a week in Playa Hermosa, we traveled four hours southwest to Nosara. Nosara is predominantly owned by North American hippie surfers, so there was a very relaxed vibe there. We stayed at the Harmony Hotel, which was my favorite hotel of the three.

Here’s the entrance, it was very chic and natural at the same time.



Our nice big white bed. Check out the cool orange lamps!


Look at the key, it was so cool! The glass to the right was given to us at check-in, it was green tea with lemongrass. Yumms.


There was a hammock and outdoor shower of our very own!


The first night there, we met this really awesome man from New Hampshire. He was a regular to Nosara, and he told us about a beach called Barrigonia. It is actually owned by Mel Gibson, which made me hesitant to visit, but Costa Rica has laws in place to prevent any coastal development, so the beach was deserted. We even ran into some wild horses.


One morning we woke up early to take a yoga class at the Nosara Yoga Institute. Here are the stairs to the treetops. Doesn’t it remind you of the stairs Uma Thurman climbs in Kill Bill, Vol. II?


Mr. Coconut rented a boogie board, while I had some fun taking pictures.




Afterward, we ate lunch at the Harmony and played Jenga! I lost.


On our last night at the Harmony we had dinner and played Scrabble. Yes, we are super cool. Yes, I won.


Our third hotel was located four hours east in San Jose and was called Hotel Grano de Oro. It was so pretty!!!



We ate dinner at the hotel that night, and it was amazing.


One of the best parts about Costa Rica was discovering a new way to drink beer: with fresh lime juice and salt on the rim. It’s believed it’s spelled, Michelada.


Here’s Mr. C negotiating with a very tiny Costa Rican. Doesn’t he look like a giant next to her?


Our last meal before we flew home. Ahhh, the memories.

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8 Responses to “Costa Rica, Part II”

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Miss Meatball (message)  613 posts, Busy bee

Looks just amazing! And, mad props to the micheladas! I’ve been drinking beers that way forever… too tasty!

 
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we stayed at the el grano de oro when we were in san jose and absolutely loved it too! my fiance was worried at first b/c it wasn’t a big chain but later realized that it’s so much more kickass than a big chain hotel. the food there was amazing! i wish i was there now. =D

 
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Miss Glitter (message)  880 posts, Busy bee

you guys are super cute! i’ve been wanting to go to costa rica for awhile. now you’ve tempted me to get serious about actually going! (well, as serious as one can get, when they have no money) :)

 
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Mrs. Pinot Noir (message)  772 posts, Busy bee

Those hotel rooms are so cool! They look much better than the chain hotels!

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

Those hotels look fabulous, I love staying at hotels like that, they have so much character :)
It looks like you two had a wonderful time, and don’t worry FH and I will probably be just as cool and play games like Scrabble on our honeymoon as well.

 
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Miss Spring Roll (message)  718 posts, Busy bee

I love the outdoor shower and the wild horse :) Looks like you had a great time.

 
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Mrs. Sea Breeze (message)  912 posts, Busy bee

I looove the drawing in the sand! So fun.

 
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Miss Taffy (message)  2,598 posts, Sugar bee

I love the picture of the sand drawing on the beach! So cute & romantic. :)

 


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